Hu Jintao, Kissinger on Sino-U.S. Relations

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Hu Jintao, Kissinger on Sino-U.S. Relations

China's Vice-President Hu Jintao met here Saturday with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.

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China's Vice-President Hu Jintao met here Saturday with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.

This was the first time for Hu to meet Kissinger, who visited China in 1971 as U.S. secretary of state, as the prelude to the historic visit by U.S. President Richard Nixon in 1972, which paved the way for the normalization of bilateral relations.

Hu extended a warm welcome to Kissinger, who is visiting China this time to attend commemoration ceremonies marking the 30th anniversary of the issuing of the Sino-U.S. Shanghai Communique.

He spoke highly of the historic significance of Nixon's visit and the issuing of the Sino-U.S. Shanghai Communique, especially praising the contribution made by Kissinger.

Kissinger said that he was very proud of the role he had played in opening the doors of communication between the U.S. and China.

He said that in the past three decades, despite some frustrations, U.S.-China relations have seen favorable development on the whole.

The vice-president said that, in order to further promote Sino- U.S. relations, it is of vital significance to review the history of their relations and draw useful lessons from this.

"The development of Sino-U.S. relations over the past 30 years has proved that whenever the three Sino-U.S. joint communiques have been adhered to, the bilateral ties have witnessed smooth development. On the other hand, whenever the communiques have been slighted, the bilateral relationship has stagnated or even regressed," Hu said.

He said that he hoped that Kissinger and other American friends who have equivalent insight into bilateral ties would continue to play a positive role in eliminating barriers and contribute more to the development of Sino-U.S. relations.

Kissinger also spoke highly of U.S.-China relations, stressing that a good U.S.-China relationship is of vital importance to the Asia-Pacific region, as well as to the world as a whole.

He wished Hu's upcoming visit to the U.S. a great success.

Kissinger is here at the invitation of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries.

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